Taming the Tempest: An Initiative to Help Users Cope with the Information Flood We knew… We responded by bringing libraries into the picture… We’re doing… Library Staff Self-Assessment and Training Our jobs are all about organizing information and adapting to new tools and technologies. Citation Management File & Data Management Survey with immediate feedback based on answers Will help plan staff training and learning objects We asked… Marketing Our Skills In 2009, we surveyed faculty, staff, and students about their ability to stay current and organize their research information. Outreach via liaisons Open workshops Language aligned with what our users are seeking Current Awareness & Social Tools Organization & Process Improvement Organizing Teams of Experts They said… Recruit from across the Libraries Support for liaisons and online reference staff They needed our help to find and use tools that are: Efficient Simple Stable Effective Current Awareness / Personal Information Management Collaborative Kate Brooks Jan Fransen Julie Kelly Laurel Haycock Virginia Bach Jody Kempf Andre Nault Meghan Lafferty